Gone,
but not forgotten - pharaoh hound fanciers
Friends gone, but not forgotten
Gone, but not forgotten
I would like
to dedicate this page with respect to basenji breeders, who are no longer among
us - the reason being,
that they may be gone, but far from forgotten
The first person that
comes to mind in our breed is Veronica
Tudor-Williams, in the photo carrying Kasui
of the Congo,
native style (1938) I had the pleasure of
meeting this knowledgeable lady when I lived in England - and she was
worth
listening to for sure with
all her kind advice and words of
wisdom.
I also recall meeting
Fula,
a most beautiful basenji girl from Africa,
and behind my very first basenji,
St
Erme Golden Kinglet
From
the website of the Basenji Club of Great Britain
"The
50th Anniversary of the Basenji Club in 1989 fell on the same day that Basenjis
were being exhibited at Crufts Dog Show. This enables the Club to start
celebrating the special year on the exact date of it’s formation, 9th February.
Unhappily, on the eve of the Club’s Championship Show held on 5
August 1989, Miss Veronica
Tudor-Williams died. She had served on the Committee in various capacities from
the inaugural meeting and was elected President of the Club in 1960"
Video of Veronica and her basenjis in East Molesley, England 1954'
Photos of Veronica Tudor-Williams judging in Australia 1979
From left: Richard Avis, Margaret Christy-Davis & Elspet Ford, Taysenji
Submitted from Jill Avis
and sent by Geoff Sanders - Thank you very much
Margareth lived a few
miles from us in Windsor, England and she was always there to help and got
me started on ringtraining classes at the nearby village hall. I
knew
nothing about showing dogs and was glad for all the help I could get. After
moving to Denmark I purchased
Azenda
Phuma and later
Azenda
Lorelei from Margaret
From
the website of the Basenji Club of Great Britain
The
first Basenji Club of Great Britain Open Show not held in conjunction with any
other society show was in 1978. The show was held in Hemel Hempstead with
Miss
Margaret Christy-Davies (Azenda) making her debut as a judge. There were 115
entries from 55 dogs.
Photos of Margareth judging in Australia in 1984
Elspet Ford had lived in Africa and brought the first black/white basenji to
England, South African Champion
Taysenji
Tahzu, a pioneer in the breed. (This
male is in the pedigree of my first bl/w basenji)
Elspet was a fantastic help when I was looking for a new stud dog and this is
how I came in touch with Susan Coe. The first male I purchhased was
Akuaba´s
Vader Ryderwood and over the following 20 years, I purchased 4 males from
Susan
I sometimes met Elspet at shows either in New York, England or the World DogShow
in Denmark 1989, where Elspet stayed with us and we also enjoyed
the company of Susan Coe and her daughter, now living in Australia
Inge Gerstenberg and her husband brought back from Liberia in 1971 what is to be
known the first basenji in Germany:
Liberias
Poldi
Click on the photo
to read more about Mrs Burkert
Mrs Berta Burkert showed an interest in the breed and bred the first litter in
Germany in 1975 under the kennel name Casa d'Regina, being the first well known
breeder in Germany
Mrs Burkert was a very determined person and I recall her and her basenjis,
most of the with dark muzzles, from the shows
in Germany, always with a smile on her
face and a stern look in her eyes
:-)) A very strong personality who did much for the breed and founder of the German Basenji Club
on 7. July 1977 together with her son,
Karl-Heinz Burkert, Ruth Offlinger, Hanni Clement,
Inge Gerstenberg, Siegfried Peter and the late Claus Weiss
* 4.
March 1929 † 24. March 2004
Canadian website dedicated to Robert Cole
Jennifer Gielisse * 13.
November 1951 † 11. August 2009
From
the website of the
Dutch
Basenji Club
Jennifer was someone who did
not walk away from any confrontation.
Because of her commitment to the breed, she was one of the main forces in
getting
the brindle colour to be recognized within FCI.
The Basenji Club Netherlands shall miss her knowledge within the breed,
particularly in her breeding program.
We will also miss the passion she has for the Basenji and the Club
I met Jennifer many years ago, before she bought
Fallohide Zindarella Liberty and we kept in touch over the years and I
was very
sad to loose a good friend - Rest in peace, dear Jennifer
30. October 2010
In the Rutland and Stamford
Mercury was this obituary:
CARDEW Miriam St.
Erme- (Mirre) died peacefully on Saturday 30th October 2010, aged 87. Darling
beloved wife of Tony, dearly loved mother of Marcus, Paul, Jeremy, Julian and
Nicholas, grandmother and great grandmother.
Funeral to be held at St. Andrews Church, Billingborough, Lincolnshire on
Wednesday 10th November at 1.45 pm.
Knowing Mirrie was something special - I bought my first basenji from her in
1973 (St Erme Golden Kinglet) and met her
husband and several of her sons, as a
few lived abroad
Mirrie exported the first black/white to Sweden
( St Erme Legs Diamond) in
1977 and also judged the first
Basenji Specialty in Sweden in 1981 & chose Beldams Black Dancing Dryand
for Best in Show (black/white female)
4. October 2016
Today, Tony Cardew has been reunited with Mirrie
23.
May 2010
In memory of Mario Sbrana
About
two months ago, Mario Sbrana, the great breeder and expert of basenji breed of
the Kinzica basenji breeding of Pisa, departed this life. He is owner of two
ENCI affixes, for setter and basenji breeds and he is awarded of many important
national and international prices.
His
leaving was discrete, as he liked to live his life: but leave whole the Italian
community of dog breeders with the big empty spaces of his t
hirty-yearly and
over experience
Mario
will remain forever inside my hearth: thanks to him and his passion and skill, I
have came close to the superb breed of the Basenji.
Ciao Mario - Luisa Ghetti
I met Mario Sbrana at some dogshows in Italy - last 1998, he was a very
dedicated basenji breeder & owner
Gerd Larsen Wedin, Norway
- one of the dearest friends I have had, finally gave up her fight against
cancer on 27. June 2014
Gerd had so many good things that I would not know where to begin. She bred
under the kennelname Matabichi with great success and was also
a talented painter
In Memory of
John Forbes †
26. November 2015
Baagna basenjis, New South Wales
Is it with deep regret that Dogs NSW informs the dog world of the passing of
John Forbes on Friday 27th November 2015, John was currently the Chairman
of the Junior Handler Working Party
and also served as a Vice Chairman of Dogs NSW Board of Directors in 2007, he
commenced his judging career in 1988 and
became an All Breeds Judge in 2005, John had a deep and loving relationship with
Basenji’s and bred over 100 Champion Basenji’s both in Australia and Overseas.
There will be no funeral as John donated his
body to science but Dogs NSW have been advised there is a possibility of a
memorial service for him with a view to holding it on the grounds at
Orchard Hills, we will keep members informed.
Rest in Peace - John Forbes
In Memory of
Les Siddal - †
4. January 2016
Yorkshire, England
25-11-2016